Occupier’s Liability in case of Injury / Death of an Individual in a Factory

The term “factory” is defined as any premises including the precincts thereof— (i) whereon ten or more workers are working, or were working on any day of the preceding twelve months, and in any part of which a manufacturing process is being carried on with the aid of power, or is ordinarily so carried on, […]
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Dealing with Employee Frauds in India

INTRODUCTION: Employees are an integral part of any organisation. They are entrusted with integral and important resources of the organisation to help the organisation grow. However, sometimes the employees are more concerned about their gain which leads to misuse of the aforesaid company resources. In this article, we aim to provide organisations with a brief […]
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Wills And Probate under Indian Succession Act, 1925

I. Introduction: Wills and Probate in India are regulated by various personal laws. But the concept of will and probate are defined under the India Succession Act, 1925 (“Act”). Probate has been defined as a certified copy under the seal of a court of competent jurisdiction, and this seal has the effect of granting administration to […]
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Analysis on the recent developments with regard to regulation of online gaming in India

Online gaming can be reasonably considered as one of the major growing sectors in the media and entertainment industry of India. As per recent statistics, India has been known to possess 507 million gamers and more than 900 companies involved with the gaming sector. Further, it has been estimated that the Indian gaming market shall […]
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Maternity Benefit Act, 1961: Understanding the rights, duties and liabilities of an employer and an employee

Background The word ‘maternity’ in India is often associated with financial hardship. This makes it difficult for women in India to live their daily life as they are deprived of basic health care, which further leads to undue mental stress and unaffordability of basic care. In addition to the above, if the woman is in […]
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Navigating Global Privacy Regulations: A comparative analysis of GDPR, CCPA, and India’s IT framework

INTRODUCTION In the present digital age, protecting personal data has become an increasingly important issue for all individuals as well as corporations across the globe. Information and data of individuals as well as corporations are used as a commodity all over the world, leaving almost no room for privacy of data. Therefore, governments and organisations […]
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A brief analysis of ‘Related Party Transaction’ pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Securities Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirement) Regulations 2015

Introduction: Related party transactions (RPTs) occur between two or more parties which have a pre-existing relationship, such as a parent company and its subsidiaries, or two companies having common directors or significant shareholders to each other either monetarily or non-monetarily. Transactions that occur with related parties may be with respect to purchase or sale of […]
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Convertible Note – An efficient instrument of fundraising for startups and early stage companies

Introduction: During the initial phase of operation, start-ups are prone to high risk of failure and therefore it is of utmost important for these start-ups to heavily focus towards unique innovation, regular development and efficient improvement of their business model. It is customary for most start-ups to face the challenge of incurring heavy expenditures with […]
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Trademark: The key to protect the identity of a business

INTRODUCTION Pursuant to section 2(1) (zb) of the Trademarks Act, 1999 (“Trademarks Act”), a ‘trademark’ is defined as “a mark capable of being represented graphically and which is capable of distinguishing the goods or services of one person from those of others and may include shape of goods, their packaging and combination of colours.” Generally, […]
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Debt Resolution Plan: Essentials & Rules

What is a debt resolution plan? A debt resolution plan is [1] a recovery strategy for a corporate debtor (CD) facing bankruptcy. It is a report that focuses on legal, financial, management, and technical strategies to help the CD get back on its feet and is based on the information memoranda given by the Resolution […]
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